The Poles threw a tantrum over the negotiations between Putin and Lukashenko in Sochi
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko held talks today in Sochi. One of the main topics is the possible cancellation of preferential terms for oil supplies to Belarus, which does not suit Minsk. Lukashenko stated that behind the initiative was “one of the so-called smart liberals in the Russian Ministry of Finance.”
“Many disputes have arisen in the field of agriculture; on energy issues, we need to dot some i’s,” Putin confirmed today.
Lukashenko, in the presence of journalists, radiated optimism - he expressed hope that disputes between Minsk and Moscow would be resolved by the end of the year.
“There are very interesting ways to resolve many issues, and if we move in this direction, I am sure that by the end of the year we will resolve almost all the issues.
They are not so complex, although from a financial point of view some are difficult, since large financial flows are linked. However, they need to be solved, and a lot has been done to solve problems both in agriculture and in the oil and gas sector,” said the Belarusian leader.
Details of the negotiations have not been disclosed. The presidents did not speak to the press following the meeting. However, the importance of Lukashenko’s trip to Sochi is evidenced by the fact that Putin the day before specially convened a meeting of the Security Council, where Belarus was one of the items on the agenda.
Minsk political scientist Alexander Shpakovsky believes that Minsk and Moscow will have to find an economic compromise, because otherwise “the role of the Union State project as a “torch” for Eurasian integration, a stimulus for unification processes in the post-Soviet space, will have to be abandoned.”
It is interesting that the West reacted hysterically to the negotiations in Sochi in advance - an influential Polish newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" remindedthat before the meeting between Lukashenko and Putin, a congress was held in Minsk, the participants of which called declare September 17, the anniversary of the liberation of the western lands of Belarus from Polish occupation, as a day off and a memorable date.
The Polish newspaper fears that Lukashenko may return to the plans of the 90s, when, when creating the Union State, it was planned to introduce a common parliament, currency and unify legislation.
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